Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-06-11
CIICAG0'S SHAM Il.
PROHIBITING LABOR PARTY
MEETINGS.
4 Cock Roche Mayor The Tool Of
Corporations Women Must Not
Sing the Marsrillaisc sc-To
Suppress Socialists,
Intimidation.

A few days before the election last
April u well-known labor politician
said to the writer: "If the 'rcpubli-
cans elect Roche for mayor, the
Citizens association and the police
will commence IL war Of persecution
against the Socialists here which
will cell psc anything ever seen be-
FORE The events of the past four
weeks 90 II long way to prove that
his prophcsy is being fulfilled
Carter Harrison was either too polit-
ic or too humane and just to carry
ont the wishes Of the claw and order
, hyenas who desire the suppression,
BY foul means if necessary, of the
Socialists in this city. Many things
have occurred the past three or four
years to lead to the belief that Garter
had studied deeply the social and
labor questions; and, though too
shrcwd to show his sympathies very
strongly, he yet had not the heart to
openly condemn and seek to perse-
cute the men who were risking their
all for the good Of n great cause.
But in John A, Roche the "repub-
lcans" have tool weak and plant
enough to work their devilish will,
and they have set themselves to work
with an energy and perseverance
! worthy q more righteous cause.
Word has been passed to the police
captains and lieutenants to close
watch all places where Socialists art
supposed to congregatc, and report
the names of the owners to head
quarters; to place humlllating re.
strictionS upon the holding of con
certs, festivals and balls, and in
every possible way to pcrsecute the
"rcds." These orders are being
literally obeyed.
The Working Womon's Aid Soci-
ETY. advertised a concert and ball to
be held Sunday, May %, at Zeprs
Hall, on West Lake street, the pro
ceeds of which were to be given tC
the families of the condemned an.
archists. Here was an OppOrtunlty
for petty persecution, which the gal
liant police could not let slip. They
were women, 'forelgners," and
therefore easily inundated. Orders
were sent out to prevent the concert
if possible, and one of the means
used was to impose certain conditions
one condition was that they must moi
sing the MarseiIlase. They might
sing "Die UacM am Rhein," ''fht
wearing of the Green, or the nation
al hymn of any other nation on earth
the United States Included, but thai
of Ia 5eNe France was strictly tabooed
In this petty manner the Citizens
association, the Y. M. G. A., anC
the mllionaires, corruptlonsts and
dudes Of the board of trade have
through their official tools, scored
point against the handful of womel
composing the Aid Society. 1t Il
presumed that these gallant conscrv
ators of law and order will next pro
hbit the wearing of red stocking
| by the children of the hated anarch
lists, or forbid the little ones buying
red candy.
But not alone are the ayowed 80
cialists the objects Of the wrath o.
our lynx-eyed functonarles. EVel
the labor clubs in some parts of thu
city, which are suspected OF benz
composed in part of Socialists, ar
prohibited from holding meetings
The Fourteenth Ward Club of tn
United Labor Party is case in point
In order to keep the organization
compact and to conduct bushes
pertaining to the late political cam
paign, the members of the club con
tinued to hold weekly meetings
The police, knowing that Socialist
we're among the voters Of the -Four
tenth Ward, ordered the meeting
to be discontinued The Gu